"There is so much great talent in Colorado," said festival founder and producer Paul Bassis. A wide variety of musical genres can be heard at Arise, from electronica to bluegrass. Bassis has found that most festival-goers love a broad range of music.

"You can't be a community if, intentionally or otherwise, some segment of the community is excluded," he said.

Arise will take place from Aug. 4-6 at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland. Headliners include Ani DiFranco, Tipper and Atmosphere. Outside of music, the festival offers yoga and workshops on a variety of topics. There are also "villages" that focus on children, healing and wisdom. Cost for general admission tickets ranges from $49-$229; children age 12 and younger get in free.

For the first year, Fort Collins band The Symbols will get the chance to be part of Arise.

"It's the biggest thing around, so that is one of the things that makes you want to be a part of it," said guitarist Jasco Duende. The rock, blues and funk band is looking forward to getting to see the rest of the lineup.

"It's a great opportunity to hear other bands and check out new music you wouldn't normally be exposed to," said Symbols lead singer Mer Sal. The Symbols are playing Friday night but they are planning on sticking around for some of the weekend.

Eddie Roberts of The New Mastersounds performs during the 2016 Arise Music Festival. (Not Provided / Daily Camera)

"We took Saturday off intentionally so we could hang out and see all the bands and participate in the festival as participants instead of musicians," said Duende.

Boulder rootsy groove band Intuit is returning to the festival stage for the third year. "I feel like it is a really special festival in that it's the local festival," said Intuit's Chloe B. Watkins. She added that because the festival is local, the group has a lot of ties to those who organize it. This makes the gig more like a collaboration.

"We are not just coming in to perform, but we are part of this co-creation of this alternate reality," Watkins said. Festivals can provide a space where people can live outside their day-to-day lives, Watkins said. Arise is no exception.

Watkins will be playing in the Children's Village and will be part of a duo that performs live during one of the yoga classes.

"I think that's the cool thing about Arise, that they invite musicians to do other things," she said.

Skydyed, a Fort Collins-based band on the festival lineup that leans toward electronic music, has also been invited to play during an Arise yoga class.

"That is something we have never done," said bass player Andrew Slattery, "We are getting out of our comfort zone."

All three members of the group have taken yoga classes and know how the music flows.

Intuit, a Boulder-based band, will perform at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Arise Festival at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland. (Courtesy photo)

"It's a really cool thing, because it's not just brining people together for the music, it's something that's helping in a real way," Slattery said of the festival as a whole. Attendees can learn about the environment and other topics to help them be more socially conscious.

"This show is just basically in our backyard," said Skydyed drummer Craig Babineau. "I have played it before with other bands and we had a great time. We just wanted to go back again."